Jake Haro -- the man who pleaded guilty to killing his 7-month-old son, Emmanuel Haro -- was sentenced to 25 years to life in state prison Monday.
Last month, Jake pleaded guilty to second-degree murder -- an unlawful killing with "malice aforethought" -- as well as child endangerment and filing a false police report.
Emmanuel's mother, Rebecca Haro, separately pleaded not guilty to the same charge.
Jake Haro -- father of Emmanuel Haro, the 7-month-old baby who was reported missing back in May -- pleaded guilty to second-degree murder Thursday.
Haro entered the guilty plea during a scheduled felony settlement conference, and according to NBC Palm Springs -- who had a reporter in the courtroom -- he became visibly emotional ... breaking down in tears while admitting to the crime.
Rebecca Haro -- Jake's wife and Emmanuel's mother -- is also facing a murder charge in connection with their son's death ... though she is still pleading not guilty. The child's remains are still missing.
Investigators have issued an update in the search for missing 7-month-old Emmanuel Haro ... a day after the boy's parents, Jake and Rebecca, were hit with felony murder charges.
The Haros appeared in court in Riverside, California Tuesday ... and now, Riverside County District Attorney Mike Hestrin, San Bernardino County Sheriff Shannon Dicus, and Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco are speaking out -- sharing new details of the now-national case.
Hestrin said investigators have a "strong indication where the remains of Baby Emmanuel are" ... alleging the missing child was a victim of extended abuse and succumbed to injuries from that abuse. He noted no confession was made by either Jake or Rebecca in jail.
The parents of missing 7-month-old Emmanuel Haro have officially been charged with murder, as well as a misdemeanor, following their arrests last Friday.
Jake and Rebecca Haro were hit with charges of felony murder and misdemeanor filing a false police report, the Riverside County District Attorney's Office announced Tuesday. Bail was set at $1 million each.
The update came just before the controversial couple was expected to arrive at Riverside Hall of Justice -- about 50 miles east of Los Angeles -- where they were set to be arraigned ... as their infant son, who investigators now believe is deceased, remains missing.
Jake Haro -- accused, along with his wife, of killing their infant child -- is lending a hand to cops searching mountains outside L.A. for the missing baby, but so far they're still coming up empty.
San Bernardino County Sheriff's deputies escorted Haro Sunday in an orange jumpsuit and shackles to a mountainous area of Moreno Valley in Riverside County, CA ... hoping to find 7-month-old Emmanuel.
Haro and the cops conducted their search for several hours in the afternoon -- and while it ended unsuccessfully ... there was a brief moment of hope, fueled by a false report.
The arrest of the parents of missing 7-month-old Emmanuel Haro was nothing short of dramatic -- and it's all on video.
The video shows Jake and Rebecca Haro slammed in handcuffs outside their Cabazon, California home on Friday, surrounded by detectives from the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Homicide Detail and Specialized Enforcement Division, before being hauled off in a cop car.
Authorities now believe baby Emmanuel is deceased, and the search for his remains is still ongoing.
The mystery surrounding the disappearance of 7-month-old Emmanuel Haro just got a major update ... the California baby's parents, Jake and Rebecca Haro, have been arrested for murder, TMZ has learned.
Law enforcement tells us ... the couple -- who previously claimed their baby had been kidnapped in the parking lot of a Big 5 Sporting Goods store in Yucaipa, California -- are now facing potential charges after being arrested in their home Friday morning.
Law enforcement also tells us ... investigators will continue their search for Emmanuel.
